Netherlands goalkeeper Tim Krul has been re-made into a Marvel-inspired superhero called 'NightKruler' in a funny cartoon depicting his penalty heroics against Costa Rica in the World Cup quarter-final win.

Louis van Gaal’s huge call to bring goalkeeper Tim Krul on specifically for Holland’s penalty shoot-out against Costa Rica paid dividends as the Newcastle stopper saved twice to send his side through to the World Cup semi-finals.

A superb performance from Costa Rica saw them take Holland to extra time in their World Cup quarter-final – but it could have been a different story if not for a contender for miss of the tournament from Robin van Persie.

This World Cup has been spectacular with scoring galore and a great deal of drama. But despite all the talk about the goals being scored, and a sense of revival of teams looking for the opposing goal, the goalkeepers are standing tall.

Dutch winger Arjen Robben is to escape any retrospective disciplinary action from Fifa - despite admitting that he dived to win a penalty during the Netherlands' World Cup last 16 match against Mexico.

The mass exodus at Fulham appears to be showing no signs of retreat. It is still, despite the fragility of this threadbare squad, in full motion. That is in spite of the additions of Shaun Hutchinson, Adam Taggart and Tim Hoogland who, though talented, do not come close to filling the significant voids currently haunting […]

As an attacking force it was nigh impossible to judge. Yes, we looked like we could score, but against a defence that had one eye on the competition's last 16 that said little. While ITV's panel saw positives aplenty, I struggled to unearth too many. For every positive there was a negative.